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+
+; General Defines
+    !define REGKEY "Software\Hardcoded Software\dupeGuru"
+    !define INSTPATH "Hardcoded Software\dupeGuru"
+    var StartMenuFolder
+
+    ; todo include a way to point between x64 and x32 builds via env
+    ; need to also change between PROGRAMS64 and PROGRAMS
+;--------------------------------
+
+;MultiUser
+
+    !define MULTIUSER_EXECUTIONLEVEL Highest
+    !define MULTIUSER_MUI
+    !define MULTIUSER_INSTALLMODE_COMMANDLINE
+    !define MULTIUSER_INSTALLMODE_INSTDIR "${INSTPATH}"
+    !define MULTIUSER_INSTALLMODE_INSTDIR_REGISTRY_KEY "${REGKEY}"
+    !define MULTIUSER_INSTALLMODE_INSTDIR_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "InstallPath"
+    !define MULTIUSER_INSTALLMODE_DEFAULT_REGISTRY_KEY "${REGKEY}"
+    !define MULTIUSER_INSTALLMODE_DEFAULT_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "InstallType"
+    !include MultiUser.nsh
+    
+;--------------------------------
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Modern UI 2
+
+    !include "MUI2.nsh"
+    !define MUI_ICON "images\dgse_logo.ico"
+
+;--------------------------------
+
+;General
+
+    ;Name and file
+    Name "dupeGuru"
+    OutFile "DupeGuruInstaller.exe"
+
+;--------------------------------
+
+;Interface Settings
+
+    !define MUI_ABORTWARNING
+    !define !define MUI_UNABORTWARNING
+    
+;--------------------------------
+;Pages
+
+    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_WELCOME
+    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_LICENSE LICENSE
+    !insertmacro MULTIUSER_PAGE_INSTALLMODE
+    
+    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_DIRECTORY
+
+    !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_ROOT "SHCTX" 
+    !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_KEY "${REGKEY}" 
+    !define MUI_STARTMENUPAGE_REGISTRY_VALUENAME "Start Menu Folder"
+    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_STARTMENU Application $StartMenuFolder
+    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_INSTFILES
+    !insertmacro MUI_PAGE_FINISH
+  
+    !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_CONFIRM
+    !insertmacro MUI_UNPAGE_INSTFILES
+  
+;--------------------------------
+;Languages
+ 
+  !insertmacro MUI_LANGUAGE "English" ;first language is the default language
+
+;--------------------------------
+
+;Reserve Files
+ 
+  ;If you are using solid compression, files that are required before
+  ;the actual installation should be stored first in the data block,
+  ;because this will make your installer start faster.
+ 
+  !insertmacro MUI_RESERVEFILE_LANGDLL
+  ReserveFile /nonfatal "${NSISDIR}\Plugins\*.dll"
+ 
+;--------------------------------
+
+;Installer Sections
+
+Section "DupeGuru" SecDupeGuru
+
+  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR"
+  
+  ;Files to install
+  File /r "build\dupeguru-win64bit\*"
+  File "images\dgse_logo.ico" ; image for ?
+
+  ;Store installation folder
+  WriteRegStr SHCTX "${REGKEY}" "Path" $INSTDIR
+
+  ;Uninstall Entry
+  WriteRegStr SHCTX "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\dupeGuru" \
+                 "DisplayName" "dupeGuru"
+  WriteRegStr SHCTX "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\dupeGuru" \
+                 "UninstallString" "$\"$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe$\" /$MultiUser.InstallMode"
+  WriteRegStr SHCTX "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\dupeGuru" "QuietUninstallString" \
+                 "$\"$INSTDIR\uninstall.exe$\" /$MultiUser.InstallMode /S"
+  ;todo add the rest of the keys needed here
+  ;Create uninstaller
+  WriteUninstaller "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+
+  !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_BEGIN Application
+    
+    ;Create shortcuts
+    CreateDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
+    CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\dupeGuru.lnk" "$INSTDIR\dupeGuru.exe"
+    CreateShortcut "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder\Uninstall.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+  
+  !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_WRITE_END
+
+SectionEnd
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Descriptions
+
+
+;--------------------------------
+;Uninstaller Section
+
+Section "Uninstall"
+
+  ;ADD YOUR OWN FILES HERE...
+  !insertmacro MUI_STARTMENU_GETFOLDER Application $StartMenuFolder
+  RMDir /r "$SMPROGRAMS\$StartMenuFolder"
+  Delete "$INSTDIR\Uninstall.exe"
+
+  RMDir /r "$INSTDIR"
+  ; todo delete vendor dir and keys if empty
+  DeleteRegKey SHCTX "${REGKEY}"
+  DeleteRegKey SHCTX "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\dupeGuru"
+
+SectionEnd
+
+Function .onInit
+  !insertmacro MULTIUSER_INIT
+  !insertmacro MUI_LANGDLL_DISPLAY
+FunctionEnd
+
+Function un.onInit
+  !insertmacro MULTIUSER_UNINIT
+  !insertmacro MUI_UNGETLANGUAGE
+FunctionEnd
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